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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 562 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to enhanced relations with the Republic of Moldova and support for Moldova’s 

territorial integrity. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2014 

Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 

respect to enhanced relations with the Republic of 

Moldova and support for Moldova’s territorial integrity. 

Whereas the United States has enjoyed good relations since 

the Republic of Moldova’s independence in 1991; 

Whereas since the Republic of Moldova’s independence, the 

United States has provided financial assistance to support the people of Moldova’s efforts to build a prosperous 

European democracy; 

Whereas the United States and the Republic of Moldova further strengthened their partnership through the launching of a Strategic Dialogue on March 3, 2014; 


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Whereas the Republic of Moldova is due to sign an Association Agreement containing comprehensive free trade provisions with the European Union in June or July of 

2014; 

Whereas the United States Government supports the democratic aspirations of the people of the Republic of 

Moldova and their expressed desire to deepen their association with the European Union; 

Whereas the United States supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and on that 

basis participates as an observer in the ‘‘5+2’’ negotiations to find a comprehensive settlement that will provide 

a special status for the separatist region of Transnistria 

within Moldova; 

Whereas the leaders of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova requested to postpone the ‘‘5+2’’ 

round of talks scheduled to take place in April 2014; 

Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation banned 

the import of Moldovan wine in 2013 and has threatened 

to ban Moldovan agricultural products, curtail the supply 

of energy resources to Moldova, and impose stricter labor 

migration policies on the people of Moldova; 

Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation maintains a contingent of Russian troops and a stockpile of 

Russian military equipment and ammunition within the 

Moldovan region of Transnistria; 

Whereas the Government of Russia has been actively issuing 

Russian passports to the residents of the Transnistria region; 

Whereas the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security 

and Cooperation in Europe, and the Government of 


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Moldova have called upon the Government of the Russian 

Federation to remove its troops from the territory of the 

Republic of Moldova; 

Whereas authorities in the Republic of Moldova’s 

Transnistria region have restricted access to the region 

by OSCE Mission to Moldova monitors, preventing the 

Mission from providing impartial reporting on the security situation in the region; 

Whereas the House of Representatives and the Senate both 

passed by an overwhelming majority, and the President 

signed into law, S. 2183, providing for a United States 

international broadcasting programming surge to counter 

misinformation from Russian-supported news outlets and 

ensuring that Russian-speaking populations in Ukraine 

and Moldova have access to independent news and information; and 

Whereas Moldova has been a valued and reliable partner in 

promoting global security by participating in U.N. peacekeeping missions in Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Sudan, and 

Georgia: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms that it is the policy of the United 

3 States to support the sovereignty, independence, and 

4 territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and 

5 the inviolability of its borders; 

6 (2) supports the Strategic Dialogue as a means 

7 to strengthen relations between the Republic of 

8 Moldova and the United States and enhance the 

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1 forms already being implemented by the Republic of 

2 Moldova; 

3 (3) encourages the President and the Depart4 ment of State to enhance United States cooperation 

5 with the Government of Moldova and civil society or6 ganizations and focus assistance on justice sector re7 form, anti-corruption efforts, strengthening demo8 cratic institutions, domestic energy development, di9 versification of energy supplies and energy efficiency, 

10 as well as promoting trade and investment opportu11 nities; 

12 (4) encourages the President to expedite the 

13 implementation of Public Law 113–96, especially for 

14 populations in Ukraine and Moldova; 

15 (5) affirms the Republic of Moldova’s sovereign 

16 right to determine its own partnerships free of exter17 nal coercion and pressure, and affirms Moldova’s 

18 right to associate with the European Union or any 

19 regional organization as well as its right to develop 

20 political, trade, social, and cultural and security 

21 links with the European Union; 

22 (6) calls upon the Government of Russia to ful23 fill its commitments made at the OSCE’s Istanbul 

24 summit in 1999 and to withdraw its military forces 


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1 and munitions from within the internationally recog2 nized territory of the Republic of Moldova; 

3 (7) calls upon the Government of Russia to re4 frain from economic threats and pressure against 

5 Moldova and to cease any and all actions that sup6 port separatist movements on the territory of 

7 Moldova; 

8 (8) supports constructive engagement and con9 fidence-building measures between the Government 

10 of Moldova and the authorities in the Transnistria 

11 region in order to secure a peaceful resolution to the 

12 conflict; 

13 (9) finds that the only lasting resolution to the 

14 Transnistria issue is through a comprehensive settle15 ment that affirms Moldova’s sovereignty and terri16 torial integrity, while providing a special status for 

17 the Transnistrian region within Moldova; 

18 (10) urges officials in the Transnistrian region 

19 to allow OSCE Mission to Moldova monitors unre20 stricted access to the region; 

21 (11) urges all parties to refrain from unilateral 

22 actions that may undermine efforts to achieve a 

23 peaceful resolution, as well as the agreements al24 ready reached, and encourages leaders of the 


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1 Transnistrian region to resume negotiations toward 

2 a political settlement; and 

3 (12) affirms that lasting stability and security 

4 in Europe is a key priority for the United States 

5 and that these can only be achieved if the territorial 

6 integrity and sovereignty of all European countries 

7 is respected. 

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